Professor Noel Fitzpatrick is embarking on a huge UK and Ireland arena tour in 2018 for a 'fully immersive' live experience.

The TV favourite will head to Wembley Arena on November 16 before finishing up at the O2 Arena on November 25.

Although fans are used to seeing Noel perform life-saving operations and giving pets check-ups on their TV screens, he won't be doing that on a live stage in 2018.

Instead it will be a a 'ground-breaking new show' where the stage will become a virtual operating theatre 'thanks to the very latest in creative technology, allowing him to illustrate some of his remarkable techniques in front of the audience'.

The tour kicks off in Nottingham on September 29 before visiting 18 UK and Ireland venues across three months.